The little monkey, despite the whippings from Su Mu, was in pain but its dignity wouldn't allow it to bow its head!

It braved through the ordeal.

However, the boar beside it couldn't withstand it. It had been hanging there for so long, it had already become docile, just hoping for the day the man would be in a good mood and let it go.

Now, here comes a stubborn, face-saving monkey, causing it to take a few whippings in vain and angering the man further.

Boar: Are you mute? I'm talking to you! Can't you stop being stubborn?

After speaking, the upside-down hanging little monkey still crossed its arms over its chest, and after the pain subsided, it still pouted defiantly.

Seeing its expression, the boar was really at its wits' end. It thought it had found someone in the same predicament, a kindred spirit, but instead, it encountered an earth pit.

It's going to be a disaster for me.

....

Night was about to fall, and Su Mu completed his patrol duties for the day. He was in luck today, racking up a full four thousand Favor Points.

Moreover, during his break, he cast a line and caught an exquisite long-patterned red carp.

A true fisherman, even on a delivery run, would carry a fishing rod in the trunk, always ready to cast a line at any time and place.

.....

Passing by the willow tree, he noticed the little Golden Monkey still crossing its arms over its chest, looking defiant, and so a few more whippings ensued.

"Lulu!!"

A screech rang out. It wasn't from the monkey, but from the affected boar.

The little monkey, although in great pain, still endured, maintaining its pride.

Seeing this, Su Mu resolved to discipline it properly for a while.

.....

He went to the water cellar, opened its lid, and placed the recently caught long-patterned red carp inside.

Before leaving today, he instructed Nannan that he would personally cook the Treasure Fish today.

Because these Treasure Fish were incredibly fierce, and with Nannan's strength, it was difficult for her to slaughter the fish; he had to do it himself.

Su Mu stood over the water cellar, searching inside with his eyes, finally fixing on a Golden Scale Sturgeon.

With a wave of his hand, the Golden Scale Sturgeon was pulled out from the water cellar by Su Mu.

This Golden Scale Sturgeon was a meter long, with dark golden scales and a long tail. Its appearance closely resembled a sturgeon, hence the name "Golden Scale Sturgeon."

Su Mu had caught this Golden Scale Sturgeon a few months ago while retrieving nets.

Because it struggled continuously, causing several large holes in Su Mu's special net, which took two days to repair, Su Mu had a deep impression of this Golden Scale Sturgeon and kept it in his water cellar.

One has to say, his water cellar was built quite well. This Golden Scale Sturgeon had grown larger compared to a few months ago, and its aura had also strengthened significantly.

The large water cellar that Su Mu used to nurture the Treasure Fish was carefully crafted; to ensure better growth and development of these Treasure Fish, Su Mu occasionally fed them some Great Medicine treasures.

In his vegetable garden, he planted many Great Medicines; some batches matured in large numbers, and the excess was used to feed the Treasure Fish in the water cellar to prevent waste.

Moreover, sometimes Su Mu would find small fish in the river and toss some into the water cellar to feed the Treasure Fish because some Treasure Fish were carnivorous.

Thus, under Su Mu's care, this water cellar gradually became a small aquatic ecosystem, and Su Mu even dug it wider, enlarging it several times.

....

Drawing out the Silver Dagger, he skillfully and swiftly slaughtered this Golden Scale Sturgeon; the entire process was smooth and seamless.

After years of fish slaughtering, he might as well be a master at it?

At this moment, the little Golden Monkey hanging there watched the slaughtered Golden Scale Sturgeon and couldn't help but feel parched, swallowing down saliva.

This Golden Scale Sturgeon had tender flesh, suitable for blanching.

However, they had eaten boiled fish slices many times before, it wasn't anything new.

Then, Su Mu's eyes lit up with an idea.

He thought of a delicacy from his hometown.

He stood up, went to the vegetable garden, and picked about ten red peppers.

Of course, these were not ordinary red peppers; they were Crimson Silence: they looked like red peppers but were actually a Great Medicine. Given their extremely spicy flavor, they could be used as pickled chili.

Then, using Great Medicine with similar effects to substitute various seasonings.

Finally, a mystical Great Medicine version of spicy red broth was crafted by Su Mu.

Seeing the pot bubbling fervently, Nannan's eyes sparkled with delight and she asked, "Daddy, what is this?"

Upon hearing, Su Mu smiled and said, "Hotpot."

Su Mu had long since sliced the fish into thin slices, then picking them up with chopsticks, placed them into the pot and smiled at Nannan saying, "It takes about ten seconds of scalding."

After roughly fifteen seconds, the fish was cooked, incredibly tender, combined with the effects of the Great Medicine, an overwhelming surge of energy hit to the pinnacle.

Delicious!!

Su Mu hadn't tasted something so authentic in a long time.

Nannan followed her daddy's actions, picking up a piece of fish, and blanching it for fifteen seconds.

In the end, her little face turned bright red from the spice.

"It's so delicious!" Though it was spicy, Nannan's eyes were full of satisfied twinkling stars.

Thus, the father and daughter duo finished the meal within half an hour.

Su Mu's aura surged notably, while Nannan even broke through several small realms, directly reaching the Mahayana Stage.

...

That night, Su Mu meditated to regulate the energy contained within himself.

He had eaten too much, half the fish, an amount which in the past would have obliterated him instantly from the sheer influx of energy.

Sparkling suddenly, a ripple of Spiritual Power erupted from the Dantian.

Celestial Immortal Seventh Realm!

Once fully digested, Su Mu also broke through to the Celestial Immortal Seventh Realm.

...

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, looking at the flickering campfire in front of him, then raised his head to gaze at Little Nannan sleeping quietly on the willow bed, finally sweeping his eyes over the boar and little monkey hanging from the tree.

An endless stream of emotions surged within him.

It had been over two years, almost three years since he arrived here.

From being alone at the beginning, he now had Little Nannan, the elder Little Black Dragon, the second Kong Yao, the third Golden Python, the fourth Koi Carp, and more, the number of companions growing around him.

The once profound loneliness seemed less pronounced; life seemed not as dull and tasteless, and at least he was always striving.

With the remaining half of the night, Su Mu had no intention of wasting it.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the White Jade Meditation Mat and seated himself upright on it.

Smoothly closing his eyes, he began to enter a meditative state.

In the next moment, when Su Mu reopened his eyes, he found himself still hovering above in another world.

At that moment, he felt something, gently parting the clouds before his eyes, and looked towards the land below....

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